ITIS Standard Report Page: Octocorallia

Octocorallia Haeckel, 1866
Taxonomic Serial No.: 52004

Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Subclass
	Synonym(s):	Alcyonaria Dana, 1846
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	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2005

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Radiata
	Phylum	Cnidaria Hatschek, 1888 – cnidarians, coelenterates, cnidaires, coelent�r�s, �gua viva, an�mona, caravela, cnidario, coral, hidra
	Subphylum	Anthozoa
	Class	Anthozoa Ehrenberg, 1834 – corals, flower animals, sea anemones, an�mones de mer, coraux, �gua viva, an�mona, antozo�rio, caravela, corais, gorg�nia
	Subclass	Octocorallia Haeckel, 1866
		Direct Children:
	Order	Alcyonacea Lamouroux, 1816 – soft corals, soft corals
	Order	Helioporacea
	Order	Pennatulacea Verrill, 1865 – sea pens, sea panzies, sea pens
	Order	Telestacea Hickson, 1930

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Stephen D. Cairns
	Notes:	Research Scientist/Curator, Department of Systematic Biology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560-0163, USA
	Reference for:	Octocorallia

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Octocorallia

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Bayer, Frederick M.
	Publication Date:	1956
	Article/Chapter Title:	Octocorallia
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part F: Coelenterata
	Page(s):	F166-F231
	Publisher:	Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press
	Publication Place:	Lawrence, Kansas, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:	1963 reprint edition. Separately authored chapters may include original descriptions
	Reference for:	Octocorallia

Geographic Information


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